Electoral results for the district of Gough

Gough, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales was created in 1904 and abolished in 1920.[1][2][3]

Election Member Party
1904   Follett Thomas Liberal Reform
1907
1910
1913
1917   Nationalist

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

1917

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1917 New South Wales state election § Gough.[edit]
1917 New South Wales state election: Gough [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nationalist Follet Thomas 3,633 52.1 0.0
Labor Lou Cunningham 3,337 47.9 0.0
Total formal votes 6,970 98.5 +1.0
Informal votes 105 1.5 −1.0
Turnout 7,075 65.6 −12.9
Nationalist hold Swing 0.0

1913

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1913 New South Wales state election § Gough.[edit]
1913 New South Wales state election: Gough [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Farmers and Settlers Follett Thomas [a] 4,227 52.1
Labor Henry Colditz 3,878 47.9
Total formal votes 8,105 97.5
Informal votes 207 2.5
Turnout 8,312 78.5
Member changed to Farmers and Settlers from Liberal Reform [a]  

1910

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1910 New South Wales state election § Gough.[edit]
1910 New South Wales state election: Gough [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Follett Thomas 3,485 50.8
Labour Henry Colditz 3,381 49.2
Total formal votes 6,866 98.5
Informal votes 106 1.5
Turnout 6,972 73.9
Liberal Reform hold  

Elections in the 1900s

1907

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1907 New South Wales state election § Gough.[edit]
1907 New South Wales state election: Gough [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Follett Thomas 2,982 55.6
Labour Francis Bryant 2,166 40.4
Independent William Vincent 217 4.0
Total formal votes 5,365 96.4
Informal votes 203 3.7
Turnout 5,568 67.2
Liberal Reform hold  

1904

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election § Gough.[edit]
1904 New South Wales state election: Gough [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Follet Thomas 2,234 50.9
Labour Frank Foster 1,799 41.0
Progressive John MacDonald 228 5.2
Independent Thomas Jones 130 3.0
Total formal votes 4,391 98.3
Informal votes 74 1.7
Turnout 4,465 62.4
Liberal Reform win (new seat)
Gough was a new seat that comprised the abolished seat of Glenn Innes and part of Inverell. The member for Glen Innes was Follet Thomas (Labour). The member for Inverell was George Jones (Labour) who successfully contested The Gwydir.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Also endorsed by Liberal Reform.

References

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Mr Follett Johns Thomas (1863–1942)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1917 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1913 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1910 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1907 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Gough". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2019.